| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGCGCGAGUGCCAGAGCCCAGCCGGCGCGGAGCGGGAGCGGUGCAGGCU… | 1454 nt | 0.5461 | |
| AGCGCGAGUGCCAGAGCCCAGCCGGCGCGGAGCGGGAGCGGUGCAGGCU… | 1360 nt | 0.5522 |
This gene encodes an intracellular calcium-binding protein belonging to the troponin C superfamily. Members of this protein family have six EF-hand domains which bind calcium. This protein plays a role in diverse cellular functions, including message targeting and intracellular calcium buffering. It also functions as a modulator of neuronal excitability, and is a diagnostic marker for some human diseases, including Hirschsprung disease and some cancers. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]
A study in mice demonstrated that the protein Calretinin (CR), an interneuron subtype marker, exhibited significantly increased colocalization with the neuronal activation marker c-Fos in the contralateral primary somatosensory cortex (S1) following a hind paw burn injury [Erdei et al. DOI:10.3390/ijms26083538].